Alderman Payne Primary School
Primary · Community school · Ages 4–11 · Wisbech, Cambridgeshire
Last distance offered · Reception 2026
1.272 miles
Published by Cambridgeshire County Council · offers on 16 April 2026
Reception last distance offered, 2018–2026 (miles)
Alderman Payne Primary School is a primary school in Wisbech, Cambridgeshire for ages 4–11 (community school). Its latest Ofsted outcome is Good, from the inspection on 18 April 2023. Cambridgeshire has published a last distance offered for this school for Reception 2018 to 2026 entry.
Alderman Payne Primary School catchment area: last distance offered
Parents often call this the catchment area: it's how far from the school the last child offered a place lived. It changes every year.
| Entry | Last distance offered |
|---|---|
| Reception 2026 | 1.272 mi |
| Reception 2024 | 3.298 mi |
| Reception 2023 | 2.623 mi |
| Reception 2020 | 3.316 mi |
| Reception 2019 | 0.924 mi |
| Reception 2018 | 78.015 mi |
What the pass includes · How to read it: one past year, not a catchment
What the figures show
- In 2026 the last Reception place went to a child living 1.272 miles away, nearer the school than in 2024 and 2018; the distance swung sharply between some years.
- Reception 2026 drew 16 first-choice applications for 15 offers; 15 offers went to first-choice families, and 1 first-choice family (6%) was not offered a place.
- In 2024/25, 75% met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths (England 62%), the 2nd highest of 9 schools: this one and the 8 nearest primary schools in Cambridgeshire.
Worked out by Catchmently from the published figures on this page and those for other Cambridgeshire schools. Distances are as published; how they were measured differs between admission authorities.
Key facts
- Address
- 9, Main Road, Parson Drove, Wisbech, PE13 4JA
- Type
- Community school
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 4–11
- Council
- Cambridgeshire
- Pupils on roll
- 100 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 29% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 18.9
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
Good Inspected 18 April 2023
Strengths
- “There is a strong family feel at this small village school.”
- “They feel safe and play happily, mixing across the age groups.”
- “Bullying is not tolerated, and any unkind behaviour is dealt with swiftly by caring adults.”
To improve
- “However, assessment is less well developed in some subjects.”
- “In these subjects, leaders do not know enough about what pupils know and can do.”
Safeguarding: Effective
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 26 May 2023 (read the report). Crown copyright, Open Government Licence v3.0.
Exam results
| Measure | School | England |
|---|---|---|
| Key stage 2 · reading, writing and maths, expected standard (2024/25) | 75% | 62% |
Department for Education school performance data. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Applications and offers
- 2026 Reception entry: 16 first-preference applications, 15 offers in total, 15 offers to first-preference applicants.
Department for Education, school-level applications and offers, figures on national offer day. Earlier years are in the pass.
Nearby primary schools
Straight-line distance, in Cambridgeshire.
- Murrow Primary Academy 1.3 mi Good Last distance published
- Wisbech St Mary CofE Academy 3.0 mi Good
- Guyhirn CofE VC Primary School 3.5 mi Good Last distance published
- Gorefield Primary Academy 3.7 mi Good Last distance published
- Leverington Primary Academy 4.9 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- Peckover Primary School 5.4 mi Not judged Last distance published
- Kinderley Primary School 5.7 mi Good Last distance published
- Elm Road Primary School 5.8 mi School remains Good Last distance published